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The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence commissions original research into the nature of, and solutions to, Colorado’s nursing workforce shortage. We also provide Colorado-specific and national data from outside sources. In addition to such research and background information, you can also find progress reports on Center projects on this page.
- Nursing in Colorado: Measuring Quality and Supporting Patient Safety
Heath care quality and patient safety is fully dependent on the availability of well-educated, compassionate nurses. With no foreseeable abatement in Colorado’s nursing shortage, let alone the nation as a whole, critical measures must be taken to avoid the compromise of our health care system. In this groundbreaking report, key state and industry leaders come together with crucial recommendations addressing nursing education, retention, compensation and standards of quality measurement — clearly positioning Colorado as a national thought leader in this area. › download December 2007 report

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